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News Archive - January 2019

(1/30/2019)

-Chauvet Professional Maverick MK Pyxis Wins Parnelli Award For Indispensable Technology

Chauvet Professional Maverick MK Pyxis Wins Parnelli Award For Indispensable Technology

The Chauvet Professional Maverick MK Pyxis has been giving lighting designers new ways to create unique and memorable looks. On Friday January 25, designers returned the favor at the NAMM Show by honoring the multi-purpose LED ...More

(1/30/2019)

-Harman Professional Solutions Names Roland Rice Vice President and General Manager of Sales, North America

Harman Professional Solutions Names Roland Rice Vice President and General Manager of Sales, North America

Harman Professional Solutions announces that Roland Rice will join Harman as vice president and general manager, North America sales.
Rice is a tenured sales and business development executive with more than 30 years of ...
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(1/30/2019)

-PRG and VER Move Forward with New Corporate Structure

PRG and VER Move Forward with New Corporate Structure

Following its acquisition of VER in August, Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) is moving forward with a new organizational structure -- one enterprise doing business under two brand names. PRG will continue to be service ...More

(1/30/2019)

-AV Stumpfl to Present New PIXERA Version and Innovative Projection Screen Systems at ISE 2019

AV Stumpfl to Present New PIXERA Version and Innovative Projection Screen Systems at ISE 2019

AV Stumpfl will present their latest projection screen products and version 1.0 of their next-generation media server system PIXERA at ISE 2019 in Amsterdam (booth 1-H10 and 1-H5).
PIXERA is a 64-bit system for real-time media ...
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(1/30/2019)

-Analog Way Unveils New LivePremier Series of Ultra-powerful 4K/8K Live Presentation Systems

Analog Way Unveils New LivePremier Series of Ultra-powerful 4K/8K Live Presentation Systems

At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2019, Analog Way will introduce its new range of modular and scalable 4K/8K multi-screen presentation systems and videowall processors. Dedicated to high-end staging and premium system integration ...More

(1/30/2019)

-NEXT-proaudio Introduces LA26, Ultra-Compact Line Array

NEXT-proaudio Introduces LA26, Ultra-Compact Line Array

NEXT-proaudio announces the launch of the LA26, a new ultra-compact modular line source, with a long throw capability, delivering great sound quality at a very high SPL levels from the front row to the back of the entire audience.

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(1/30/2019)

-Nadja Wallaszkovits Assumes Role as President of the Audio Engineering Society

Nadja Wallaszkovits Assumes Role as President of the Audio Engineering Society

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) announces the ascension of Nadja Wallaszkovits to the office of president, taking on the role as of January 1, 2019. "Having worked with Nadja for many years as part of the AES team, we ...More

(1/30/2019)

-VUE Sets Its Sights on Europe for 2019 with Frauke Jungbluth

VUE Sets Its Sights on Europe for 2019 with Frauke Jungbluth

Following two years of exponential growth in North America and Asia, VUE announces an aggressive program to focus on building European markets with the opening of a new distribution center in Germany, and the appointment of Frauke ...More

(1/30/2019)

-Josh Groban's Bridges Tour Delivered by Blackmagic Design Live Workflow

Josh Groban's Bridges Tour Delivered by Blackmagic Design Live Workflow

Blackmagic Design announces that Josh Groban's 21 date Bridges Tour relied on an end to end solution from Blackmagic Design, including Blackmagic URSA Broadcast camera chains, Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K, and ...More

(1/30/2019)

-Alcorn McBride Partners with Birket Engineering

Alcorn McBride Partners with Birket Engineering

Business is often regarded as a place of competition not partnership. But Orlando-based Alcorn McBride has forged some close partnerships in the themed entertainment industry, relationships that often have deep roots in personal ...More

(1/30/2019)

-DECK TO/GO Announces the Creation of Its First Sales and Rental Hub in the US

DECK TO/GO Announces the Creation of Its First Sales and Rental Hub in the US

DECK TO/GO announces that Global Scenic Services has agreed to become the exclusive distributor of DECK TO/GO products along the Northeast coast of the US, and operate the DECK TO/GO Northeast Hub. After 2-years of collaboration, ...More

(1/30/2019)

-Theatre in Review: The American Tradition (New Light Theater Project/13th Street Repertory)

Theatre in Review: The American Tradition (New Light Theater Project/13th Street Repertory)

If Bertolt Brecht were alive today, he might be creating something very much like The American Tradition, a confrontational, blackly comic tale that builds a bridge between the ghastly realities of the antebellum South and ...More

(1/29/2019)

-JBL Professional Continues Worldwide Momentum with Major Wins at the 2019 NAMM TEC Awards

JBL Professional Continues Worldwide Momentum with Major Wins at the 2019 NAMM TEC Awards

Harman Professional Solutions, the global provider of audio, video, lighting, and control systems, announces that JBL Professional live sound reinforcement and recording monitors earned 2019 Technical Excellence & ...More

(1/29/2019)

-Absen to Reveal Fine Pixel Generation of Solutions at ISE 2019

Absen to Reveal Fine Pixel Generation of Solutions at ISE 2019

As part of its Fine Pixel Generation solution campaign, Absen, a global LED exporter, will showcase three new, narrow pixel pitch (NPP) product series at next week's ISE (Amsterdam RAI, February 5 - 8, 2019) on booth 12 ...More

(1/29/2019)

-Robe and Anolis to Exhibit at ISE 2019

Robe and Anolis to Exhibit at ISE 2019

Robe Lighting will present a selection of its latest moving light and LED technologies, both from Robe and sister architectural brand Anolis, on a brand new specially designed stand -- booth N 229, HALL 7 -- at the 20 ...More

(1/29/2019)

-Audinate Adds Video to Dante with the All-New Dante AV Module

Audinate Adds Video to Dante with the All-New Dante AV Module

Audinate, developer of the Dante audio networking technology, has announced Dante AV, a first-of-its-kind integrated audio and video-over-IP solution for manufacturers. Dante AV is a complete integrated audio and video ...More

(1/29/2019)

-Point Source Audio Introduces CO2 Confidence Collection Microphones

Point Source Audio Introduces CO2 Confidence Collection Microphones

Point Source Audio (PSA) announces the patent-pending CO2 Confidence Collection microphones. The new class of wireless microphones all have dual elements offering built-in redundancy -- and showcase an appealing new slimline ...More

(1/29/2019)

-Artistic Licence Will Preview sundial Quad at Light School -- Part of Surface Design Show, London

Artistic Licence Will Preview sundial Quad at Light School -- Part of Surface Design Show, London

Artistic Licence will be previewing sunDial quad, its new DMX/RDM controlled mains dimmer, at Light School, February 5 - 7 at London's Business Design Center in stand LS428. Using trailing-edge technology, the product provides ...More

(1/29/2019)

-Professional Wireless Systems Expands to Nashville

Professional Wireless Systems Expands to Nashville

Orlando, Florida-headquartered Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) has expanded its operations to Nashville, Tennessee. The announcement was made by general manager Jim Van Winkle.
"We have experienced tremendous growth ...
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(1/29/2019)

-ProCo Sound's Updated Evolution Product Line Featured at 2019 NAMM Show

ProCo Sound's Updated Evolution Product Line Featured at 2019 NAMM Show

RHC, manufacturer and supplier of a wide array of audio, video, and lighting equipment, unveiled its updated ProCo Sound Evolution product line of instrument and microphone cables at the 2019 NAMM Show last week. ...More

(1/29/2019)

-NSCA Winter 2018 Electronic Systems Outlook Indicates 3% Construction Growth Ahead

NSCA Winter 2018 Electronic Systems Outlook Indicates 3% Construction Growth Ahead

NSCA's Electronic Systems Outlook report has been updated for Winter 2018. It includes information based upon actual data from January through November 2018, as well as forecasted information for 2019 and beyond. ...More

(1/29/2019)

-The d&b audiotechnik KSL System Sparkles at Pre NAMM Launch Event

The d&b audiotechnik KSL System Sparkles at Pre NAMM Launch Event

Ahead of the NAMM Show, d&b audiotechnik launched the KSL System, the latest addition to the SL-Series family, at the Fox Pomona Theatre in Los Angeles. Guests from all over the world flew in to be treated to a thorough ...More

(1/29/2019)

-Rat Sound Flies L-Acoustics for "I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell"

Rat Sound Flies L-Acoustics for "I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell"

The stars came out in force for "I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell," a fundraising concert held at the Forum in Los Angeles on January 16, 2019. The five-hour show was anchored by extended sets from members of three of the ...More

(1/29/2019)

-Christie Pandoras Box Ensures Smooth Flight for Lufthansa's 100-Year Anniversary Celebration

Christie Pandoras Box Ensures Smooth Flight for Lufthansa's 100-Year Anniversary Celebration

Over a dozen Christie Pandoras Box media servers were part of Lufthansa's 100th anniversary celebration that also introduced a new logo for the airline. Over 3,000 attended the event at Frankfurt Airport and witnessed the famous ...More

(1/28/2019)

-Chauvet Professional Introduces COLORado Solo Batten

Chauvet Professional Introduces COLORado Solo Batten

The new COLORado Solo Batten from Chauvet Professional got off to a fast start this year, making its world premiere on the Times Square "Midnight Countdown Stage" of the ABC Network's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve ...More

(1/28/2019)

-Let's Talk. Elation Invites Visitors to ISE Stand 12-K80

Let's Talk. Elation Invites Visitors to ISE Stand 12-K80

Whether visitors are looking for professional lighting for an on stage production or install-quality lighting for an entertainment venue, Elation has a lighting solution to fit their need. Visit stand 12-K80 at the upcoming ISE ShowMore

(1/28/2019)

-Alcons Audio Shows New Products and the Award-Winning Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience at ISE 2019

Alcons Audio Shows New Products and the Award-Winning Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience at ISE 2019

Alcons Audio is attending Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2019 with the award-winning Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience, new products, and as an official ISE technology partner.
Located at stand 6-H150, the Alcons Pro ...
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(1/28/2019)

-Visit Renkus-Heinz at ISE 2019

Visit Renkus-Heinz at ISE 2019

The new year is in full swing, and AV professionals from all over the world are packing their bags for the annual Integrated Systems Europe convention. Held at the RAI Center in Amsterdam from February 5 - 8, 2019, this will be ...More

(1/28/2019)

-Flat, Honest Studio Subwoofer Support from Subwoofer Pros Now Includes 60Hz or 95Hz Low-Pass Switch

Flat, Honest Studio Subwoofer Support from Subwoofer Pros Now Includes 60Hz or 95Hz Low-Pass Switch

True to its name, Subwoofer Pros builds subwoofers that produce flat, honest bass, allowing audio professionals to make low-frequency decisions with the confidence that those decisions will translate to any other playback system. ...More

(1/28/2019)

-Williams Sound Announces the WaveCAST Assistive Listening System

Williams Sound Announces the WaveCAST Assistive Listening System

Williams Sound introduces WaveCAST, the next generation of Wi-Fi-delivered assistive listening systems. WaveCAST brings a truly professional DSP audio platform to the market, where digital signal processing provides spectacular ...More

(1/28/2019)

-disguise Expands Global Senior Team with Nine New Hires

disguise Expands Global Senior Team with Nine New Hires

disguise announces its expansion with new appointments to its senior team, to further strengthen disguise's position and support network worldwide.
Bill Collis was appointed as chairman of the board in early 2018, ...
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(1/28/2019)

-Nicolas Duhamel Returns to MDG as Marketing Director

Nicolas Duhamel Returns to MDG as Marketing Director

MDG announces that Nicolas Duhamel has returned to the company as marketing director and European business development, with immediate effect. In his new role Duhamel will be responsible for all MDG's marketing activities ...More

(1/28/2019)

-Clear-Com Appoints Rachel Archibald as Director of Marketing

Clear-Com Appoints Rachel Archibald as Director of Marketing

Clear-Com has appointed Rachel Archibald as its new director of marketing, demonstrating the company's continued investment in global marketing to support ongoing growth.
A veteran of the pro-audio industry, Archibald ...
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(1/28/2019)

-Marc Lorenz Invests in RoboSpots

Marc Lorenz Invests in RoboSpots

It's always a great boost to any manufacturer when a leading industry practitioner compliments a product publicly... and when they take that one step further and make a personal investment, it takes its value and influence to a ...More

(1/28/2019)

-A Flock of Flares for The Chemical Brothers

A Flock of Flares for The Chemical Brothers

"They melt your face off!" -- high praise indeed for the Solaris Flare fixtures, from Toby Dennis, production designer and technical director for The Chemical Brothers. The electronic music duo's autumn arena tour of the UK, ...More

(1/28/2019)

-API Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Debuts Two Limited Edition Modules

API Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Debuts Two Limited Edition Modules

With the dawn of 2019, API reaches the exciting milestone of its 50th anniversary. The company reports it is honored and humbled to play such a key role in the recording and production of music for the past 50 years, from the rock ...More

(1/25/2019)

-LEA Professional Launches at NAMM 2019 with Amplifier IoT Technology and Dealer Digital Commerce Platform

LEA Professional Launches at NAMM 2019 with Amplifier IoT Technology and Dealer Digital Commerce Platform

LEA Professional is launching at the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim. The company will introduce a series of new amplifiers in the coming months that exemplify the commitment to power, performance, advanced connectivity and bold, ...More

(1/25/2019)

-The ALD Recognizes Team Behind the Successful #SaveStageLighting Campaign and Launches Fundraising Support

The ALD Recognizes Team Behind the Successful #SaveStageLighting Campaign and Launches Fundraising Support

The ALD has launched a GoFundME page (www.gofundme.com/savestagelighting-campaign) in a bid to adequately compensate the tireless efforts of the freelance members of ...More

(1/25/2019)

-Electro-Voice Introduces the New RE3 UHF Wireless Microphone Product Family

Electro-Voice Introduces the New RE3 UHF Wireless Microphone Product Family

Electro-Voice announces the launch of the RE3: a new UHF wireless microphone system engineered for best-in-class sound quality, wireless flexibility, and overall ease of use in alignment with the latest RF regulations. The RE3's ...More

(1/25/2019)

-Royer Labs Introduces the dBooster In-Line Signal Booster

Royer Labs Introduces the dBooster In-Line Signal Booster

Royer Labs, a manufacturer of ribbon microphones, announces the dBooster (model R-DB20) In-Line Signal Booster for ribbon & dynamic microphones. As a phantom powered microphone signal booster and impedance buffer, the new Royer Labs ...More

(1/25/2019)

-Powersoft T Series Amplifier Unveiled at NAMM 2019

Powersoft T Series Amplifier Unveiled at NAMM 2019

Powersoft announces the release of its new T Series line, an ultra-reliable and efficient amplifier platform. Available now, the new platform was officially unveiled during a press conference during The NAMM Show 2019. ...More

(1/25/2019)

-4Wall Adds Cassie Krowe as Account Executive

4Wall Adds Cassie Krowe as Account Executive

Industry veteran Cassie Krowe is joining 4Wall Entertainment as an account executive at 4Wall's New York location.
Krowe brings over a decade of experience to 4Wall. During her 13 years with BML-Blackbird, Krowe worked as ...
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(1/25/2019)

-Clear-Com Mourns Peter Giddings

Clear-Com Mourns Peter Giddings

With great sadness, Clear-Com announces the passing of Peter Giddings. Peter, always working closely with his wife Judy, was highly influential in Clear-Com's direction and ongoing success during his tenure of over 40 years ...More

(1/25/2019)

-Kona Invests in Robe

Kona Invests in Robe

Kona is a technical production company located in a hilly industrial area in Mexico State, just on the northern outskirts of Mexico City which was founded by Andres Marroquin in 2012.
Marroquin has worked in the entertainment technology ...
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(1/25/2019)

-Chicago Wolves Go Rogue With Performance Lighting Chicago and Chauvet Professional

Chicago Wolves Go Rogue With Performance Lighting Chicago and Chauvet Professional

An air of excitement permeates the 17,000-capacity Allstate Arena every night when the Chicago Wolves take to the ice. Not only are fans pumped up to see their talented young American Hockey League team defend its divisional title, they're ...More

(1/25/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State (Minetta Lane Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State (Minetta Lane Theatre)

Other than the Statue of Liberty, Colin Quinn is currently my favorite American icon. The comedian has decided to wade into the degraded national discourse -- an act of folly, you might say, since half of the United States isn't ...More

(1/25/2019)

-Theatre in Review: The Convent (ART New York Theatres)

Theatre in Review: The Convent (ART New York Theatres)

In her new play, Jessica Dickey assembles half a dozen women in a medieval convent in the south of France for a decidedly oddball spiritual retreat. The place is run by the middle-aged Mother Abbess, a purely honorific title, since ...More

(1/24/2019)

-Obsidian Control Systems Launches NX 4 at NAMM 2019

Obsidian Control Systems Launches NX 4 at NAMM 2019

Obsidian Control Systems is pleased to be showcasing at the NAMM Show in Anaheim January 24-27 the newest control product under the ONYX lighting control platform. Designers, programmers, and operators are invited to Booth #11542 in Hall ...More

(1/24/2019)

-NEXO Unveils "The Big Twelve" At NAMM

NEXO Unveils "The Big Twelve" At NAMM

The new NEXO GEO M12 line array will make its debut during the NAMM Show at the Yamaha Commercial Audio products and NEXO booth #17819 in the Pro Audio Hall at the Anaheim Convention Center. The top-of-the-line addition joins the ...More

(1/24/2019)

-JBL Professional VerTec Line Array System Inducted Into the 2019 NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame

JBL Professional VerTec Line Array System Inducted Into the 2019 NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame

HARMAN Professional Solutions announces the JBL Professional VerTec line array system has been inducted into the TECnology Hall of Fame at the 2019 NAMM show.
Founded in 2004 by George Petersen and presented since 2015 by the ...
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(1/24/2019)

-dBTechnologies Set to Unveil RS16000 Touring Rack at 2019 Winter NAMM

dBTechnologies Set to Unveil RS16000 Touring Rack at 2019 Winter NAMM

The new RS16000 Touring Rack from dBTechnologies will make its official debut at this year's Winter NAMM in Booth AAC North 18219 and a special Arena showcase. Operable within the UHF spectrum between 470-870MHz, the digital, 24-bit ...More

(1/24/2019)

-TransAudio Group Provides "A Quiet Place" at NAMM 2019

TransAudio Group Provides "A Quiet Place" at NAMM 2019

If you think NAMM is too loud, you must visit the TransAudio Group's NAMM Show booth 14914 and enter into a "quiet place," featuring a totally new concept in acoustic isolation developed by AirHush. TransAudio, the ...More

(1/24/2019)

-BML-Blackbird Names Chris Manganelli the New Director of Client Relations

BML-Blackbird Names Chris Manganelli the New Director of Client Relations

BML-Blackbird welcomes Chris Manganelli to the team as the director of client relations. In his new position, Manganelli will utilize his prowess in cultivating and maintaining client relationships to provide new and ...More

(1/24/2019)

-Chroma-Q Celebrates its 15th Year of LED Lighting Innovation with New Website

Chroma-Q Celebrates its 15th Year of LED Lighting Innovation with New Website

Chroma-Q announces the launch of an all-new website celebrating its 15th year as a producer of premium performance LED lighting solutions, and topping off an exceptional twelve months that has seen the brand launch four new ...More

(1/24/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Awake (The Barrow Group)

Theatre in Review: Awake (The Barrow Group)

If you've been alive and awake the last couple of years, you may have noticed a certain fractiousness seeping into American culture, having to do with race, class, and anything else you can think of. Even without mentioning the name of a ...More

(1/23/2019)

-Elation Names Anthony Velazquez, Shawn Butcher new Product Specialists

Elation Names Anthony Velazquez, Shawn Butcher new Product Specialists

Elation Professional announces that two of its talented young employees, Anthony Velazquez and Shawn Butcher, have assumed new roles as product specialists effective from the start of the year. Velazquez has been ...More

(1/23/2019)

-Listen Technologies Names Doug Taylor Chief Product Officer

Listen Technologies Names Doug Taylor Chief Product Officer

Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening systems for 20 years, has promoted Doug Taylor to the role of chief product officer (CPO), a new position that builds on Taylor's experience and demonstrates Listen ...More

(1/23/2019)

-VUE Appoints Michael Colon as North American Western Regional Sales Director

VUE Appoints Michael Colon as North American Western Regional Sales Director

VUE Audiotechnik announces the appointment of Michael Colon as western regional sales director for the US. Colon's announcement is the latest in a series of recent high-level appointments as VUE adds talent to support ...More

(1/23/2019)

-Apollo Design Announces New Hire Ready to Serve Customers

Apollo Design Announces New Hire Ready to Serve Customers

Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announces the appointments of Zachary Howard, Josie Marchetti, Chuck Parent, and Ryan Wolfe.
Joel Nichols, chief innovation officer for Apollo, announces, "We ...
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(1/23/2019)

-Seven New ADJ Products Set To Debut At NAMM 2019

Seven New ADJ Products Set To Debut At NAMM 2019

In anticipation of the 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, ADJ introduces seven new products that will be launched at booth #11438. There's a distinctive new centerpiece, a compact faze machine, a portable four-head LED wash bar, a ...More

(1/23/2019)

-infiLED Shines Bright at ISE 2019 with Launch of New DB Series

infiLED Shines Bright at ISE 2019 with Launch of New DB Series

infilled will launch its latest Deep Black (DB) Series and a selection of award-winning bespoke LED displays, on stand 12-N40 at this year's Integrated System Europe (ISE), which will take place on February 5 - 8, 2019 at the RAI ...More

(1/23/2019)

-LEDucation 2019 Announces Upcoming Presentations

LEDucation 2019 Announces Upcoming Presentations

LEDucation 2019 announces the lineup of presentations and panel discussions to be held during the Conference and Trade Show in New York City on March 12 and 13, 2019 at the New York Hilton Midtown. Abstracts are published on the ...More

(1/23/2019)

-Dynaudio Unheard Studio Lets Undiscovered Artists Get Up Close with DPA Microphones at 2019 NAMM Show

Dynaudio Unheard Studio Lets Undiscovered Artists Get Up Close with DPA Microphones at 2019 NAMM Show

Danish loudspeaker specialist Dynaudio is collaborating with some of the most respected pro audio brands including DPA Microphones (Booth 18507) to give undiscovered artists a chance at their big break. The Dynaudio Unheard ...More

(1/23/2019)

-London's National Theatre Invests in Robert Juliat

London's National Theatre Invests in Robert Juliat

The National Theatre, situated on London's South Bank, has been a revered national institution for over fifty years. Its three theatres, the 1110-seat Olivier, the 890-seat Lyttelton and the 400-seat Dorfman, play host to a wide range of ...More

(1/23/2019)

-Anolis on Top in Sandton

Anolis on Top in Sandton

Sandton City Office Tower is one of the landmarks of this buzzing premium commercial and exclusive residential district of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Recently the building's owners and operators Liberty Properties approached DWR's ...
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(1/23/2019)

-Christie Lites North America Invests in Kinesys

Christie Lites North America Invests in Kinesys

Christie Lites has made a major commitment to Kinesys automation, with the purchase of Elevation Liftket 500Kg chain hoists as their flagship automation products going forward -- both 200V and 400V systems -- for North ...More

(1/23/2019)

-PRG Chooses to Network with ELC

PRG Chooses to Network with ELC

ELC Lighting, the innovator in DMX control, networking, and accessories for the professional entertainment lighting market, has announced that Production Resource Group (PRG) has made a significant investment in its ...More

(1/23/2019)

-Strategic Connections Chooses Community IV6 for Multi-Purpose Rocky Mount Event Center

Strategic Connections Chooses Community IV6 for Multi-Purpose Rocky Mount Event Center

Technology systems integrator, Strategic Connections, has completed the design and installation of a new sound system in the main sports and event hall of the 165,000 sq. ft. Rocky Mount Event Center. Located in Rocky Mount, midway between ...More

(1/22/2019)

-iWeiss Has Appointed Said Lounis as Its New CEO

iWeiss Has Appointed Said Lounis as Its New CEO

iWeiss announces that it has appointed Said Lounis as the new iWeiss CEO, effective immediately.
Lounis' appointment is a clear reflection of the company's ambition: ready to lead and take on the future as the go-to ...
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(1/22/2019)

-Meyer Sound Introduces M-Noise Test Signal for "Real World" Loudspeaker SPL Measurements

Meyer Sound Introduces M-Noise Test Signal for "Real World" Loudspeaker SPL Measurements

Meyer Sound has introduced M-Noise, a new test signal that will promote standardized measurement of a loudspeaker system's maximum linear output. A mathematically derived test signal that effectively emulates the dynamic ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Adamson Introduces Milan-Ready CS7p Intelligent Point Source Enclosure at The NAMM Show

Adamson Introduces Milan-Ready CS7p Intelligent Point Source Enclosure at The NAMM Show

Adamson Systems Engineering is set to formally introduce the CS7p point source enclosure -- the first entry in a new generation of loudspeaker technology -- at The 2019 NAMM Show (booth 17516) January 24 - 27 t the Anaheim ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Professional Audio Performance Meets Ease-Of-Use as Ashly Audio Unveils New Integrated Solution at NAMM 2019

Professional Audio Performance Meets Ease-Of-Use as Ashly Audio Unveils New Integrated Solution at NAMM 2019

Ashly Audio is unveiling the first solution in its next generation of pro AV products at NAMM 2019 booth 17903: the mXa-1502 Mixer Amp MVP is an integrated product bringing four zones of mixing and DSP, plus two 150W of ...More

(1/22/2019)

-LITEC Introduces Safe and Secure Support of Overhead Truss

LITEC Introduces Safe and Secure Support of Overhead Truss

The new LT CS029-40 ceiling support from LITEC has been designed to provide secure overhead hanging of LITEC QX30, QH30, TX30, TH30, QX40, QH40, and RH40 Standard End Plated truss series' and LITEC QL40 and RF40 Hi-Load Fork ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Harman Professional Solutions Showcases New JBL One Series 104 Compact Powered Reference Monitors at NAMM 2019

Harman Professional Solutions Showcases New JBL One Series 104 Compact Powered Reference Monitors at NAMM 2019

Harman Professional Solutions Showcases New JBL One Series 104 Compact Powered Reference Monitors at NAMM 2019 Harman Professional Solutions, a global provider of audio, video, lighting, and control systems, will showcase the new < ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Real Road Miles Contribute to Latest Software Release for Outline's FPGA-Based Processing Platform

Real Road Miles Contribute to Latest Software Release for Outline's FPGA-Based Processing Platform

Outline is delighted to announce the immediate availability of v.93 firmware for its unique (patent pending) NEWTON digital hub, in addition to software version 1.8.1 for their proprietary "Dashboard" remote control application. ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Christie Strengthens LCD Flat Panel Lineup with New Secure Series

Christie Strengthens LCD Flat Panel Lineup with New Secure Series

The new Christie Secure Series of flat panels introduced today are designed for secure facilities including government, corporate and military environments, and other facilities that require top security at all times. Trade ...More

(1/22/2019)

-EAW Cofounder Forsythe Returns to Help Build the Future

EAW Cofounder Forsythe Returns to Help Build the Future

Having celebrated its 40th birthday in 2018, Eastern Acoustic Works gave itself a special birthday present, convincing EAW cofounder and former vice president of strategic engineering Kenton Forsythe to rejoin the company. " ...More

(1/22/2019)

-ADJ Group Hires Eddie Short as Global PR and Communications Manager

ADJ Group Hires Eddie Short as Global PR and Communications Manager

Los Angeles-based ADJ Products LLC is expanding its sales and marketing team with the appointment of Eddie Short to help the group of companies as global public relations and communications manager for ADJ Lighting, ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Panduit Acquires Global AV Solutions Manufacturer Atlona

Panduit Acquires Global AV Solutions Manufacturer Atlona

Panduit Corp., a global provider of innovative electrical and network infrastructure solutions, announced today it has acquired global AV manufacturer Atlona. Atlona designs and develops innovative, award-winning products ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Robe Shakes Shoulders with Arsenal

Robe Shakes Shoulders with Arsenal

Lighting designer Wouter Verbeke chose Robe luminaires to be at the core of his cool and interesting lighting design for a high impact gig by Belgian band Arsenal at Antwerp's famous Lotto Arena. ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Absen Celebrates 10 Consecutive Years as Number One Chinese LED Exporter During ISE

Absen Celebrates 10 Consecutive Years as Number One Chinese LED Exporter During ISE

Marking its 10th year as a major LED exhibitor at Europe's largest AV trade show, Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), Absen will celebrate its 10th straight year as the #1 Chinese export brand for LED displays. Held February ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Theatre in Review: About Alice (Theatre for a New Audience)

Theatre in Review: About Alice (Theatre for a New Audience)

If you ask me, Theatre for a New Audience has mistimed its latest attraction. About Alice runs through February 3, thereby missing Valentine's Day by a week and a half. An extension is in order, for it is difficult to ...More

(1/22/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Trick or Treat (Northern Stage/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Trick or Treat (Northern Stage/59E59)

There are more tricks than treats in this ungainly hybrid of a thriller, domestic comedy, and dysfunctional family slugfest. This is one of those twisty enterprises that defy detailed description lest one give away too much, but I can ...More

(1/18/2019)

-Sennheiser and Neumann Launch New Wireless and Studio Gear at the NAMM Show

Sennheiser and Neumann Launch New Wireless and Studio Gear at the NAMM Show

The pro audio year kicks off with some high-caliber product launches at the NAMM Show: Sennheiser is showcasing exciting entry-level wireless systems for both musicians and videographers, along with two brand-new in-ears in ...More

(1/18/2019)

-Shure's New Version of Designer Software Now Available

Shure's New Version of Designer Software Now Available

Systems integrators and AV professionals are constantly in search of tools and resources to help improve day-to-day workflow and efficiency. To ensure professionals are equipped with the latest solutions to help design remotely and ...More

(1/18/2019)

-New "Microphone Academy: Studio & Live" Adds Practical Miking Insights to AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium

New &quot;Microphone Academy: Studio & Live&quot; Adds Practical Miking Insights to AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium

Making its debut at this year's AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio is a series of sessions offering focused insights into practical miking techniques and technology. The new "Microphone Academy: Studio & Live" events, ...More

(1/18/2019)

-VUE to Showcase Technology and Talent at NAMM 2019 -- Booth 18105

VUE to Showcase Technology and Talent at NAMM 2019 -- Booth 18105

On the heels of exponential 2018 sales growth and worldwide market acceptance, VUE Audiotechnik's NAMM 2019 Show presence will showcase the technology and talent that the company says "has made the brand a world touring ...More

(1/18/2019)

-Avante Expands Achromic Series with Launch of New AS8 Column PA System

Avante Expands Achromic Series with Launch of New AS8 Column PA System

Following the success of the Achromic full range speakers, Avante announces the expansion of its Achromic Series with the introduction of its new AS8. Offering an impressive output from a very compact column system, it is the ...More

(1/18/2019)

-EM Acoustics Makes NAMM Debut at Loudspeaker System Showcase

EM Acoustics Makes NAMM Debut at Loudspeaker System Showcase

UK-based EM Acoustics is making its first appearance at the upcoming NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, January 24 - 27. The loudspeaker manufacturer is participating in the Loudspeaker System Showcase held in the Anaheim ...More

(1/18/2019)

-Three New Partners at Schuler Shook

Three New Partners at Schuler Shook

Schuler Shook congratulates Emily Klingensmith, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP, Giulio Pedota, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP, and Joshua Grossman, ASTC, as the firm's newest partners. Based in Schuler Shook's Chicago office, ...More

(1/18/2019)

-OSA Hires New AV Integration Specialist

OSA Hires New AV Integration Specialist

Daniel Bellestri has joined the integrated solutions division of OSA International, Inc. (OSA). Bellestri is based out of OSA's Wood Dale office, about twenty miles west of Chicago. He will be responsible for expanding ...More

(1/18/2019)

-Mercedes-Platz in Berlin Opens with Proteus Light Show

Mercedes-Platz in Berlin Opens with Proteus Light Show

On October 13, 2018, Mercedes-Platz in Berlin, a new mixed-use area that complements Mercedes-Benz Arena, was ceremoniously opened with a multi-media show that incorporated lighting effects from Elation Professional's IP65-rated ...More

(1/18/2019)

-MSL Creates Colorful Backdrop for Event at The Louvre with Chauvet Professional WELL Fit

MSL Creates Colorful Backdrop for Event at The Louvre with Chauvet Professional WELL Fit

Between eight and nine million people walk through the doors of the Musée du Louvre (aka The Louvre) every year, easily making it the most visited museum in the world. Not surprisingly, given the volume of visitors this renowned ...More

(1/18/2019)

-Avolites Tiger Touch II Lights Up Dublin's New Year Festival

Avolites Tiger Touch II Lights Up Dublin's New Year Festival

Thousands of people witnessed Dublin's New Year Festival with a light show that illuminated the landmark Custom House and River Liffey. Lighting designer Matthew Kilmurry, of Kilmurry Design, controlled the spectacular ...More

(1/18/2019)

-disguise Offers Interactive Open House in Brooklyn -- February 8

disguise Offers Interactive Open House in Brooklyn -- February 8

Join disguise for an "Interactive Open House" in Brooklyn, New York this February 8. The open house will showcase the features in the company's latest software release, r15, including OmniCal, a camera-based projector calibration ...More

(1/18/2019)

-FloppyFlex Is the Solution for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour

FloppyFlex Is the Solution for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour

This winter, Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Ghost of Christmas Eve tour celebrated 20 years on the road. Described by the Washington Post as "an arena-rock juggernaut," the pathbreaking band's blitz tour included 33 states and ...More

(1/18/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Alone It Stands (59E59)

Theatre in Review: Alone It Stands (59E59)

"Rugby, that well-known game of Celtic origin." So says one of the characters in On Blueberry Hill, also at 59E59. His point is entirely sarcastic, but don't tell that to the characters of Alone It Stands, almost all ...More

(1/17/2019)

-Audio Engineering Society Welcomes Colleen Harper as Executive Director

Audio Engineering Society Welcomes Colleen Harper as Executive Director

The Audio Engineering Society announces the appointment of Colleen Harper as the society's executive director, effective January 21, 2019. "Our Executive Committee's challenge has been to find an individual with deep and ...More

(1/17/2019)

-Adamson Appoints Marc Bertrand as CEO

Adamson Appoints Marc Bertrand as CEO

Adamson Systems Engineering announces the appointment of professional audio industry veteran Marc Bertrand as its chief executive officer (CEO). Bertrand will lead Adamson's global operations from its headquarters in Port ...More

(1/17/2019)

-ESTA Says Thank You to Lori Rubinstein

ESTA Says Thank You to Lori Rubinstein

The executive director for the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) for the past 31 years, Lori Rubinstein, stepped down at the end of 2018. Rubinstein started as a volunteer as the association was being ...More

(1/17/2019)

-Allen & Heath Appoints Marcus Sinsel as Sales Director

Allen & Heath Appoints Marcus Sinsel as Sales Director

Allen & Heath has appointed Markus Sinsel as the mixing console company's new sales director.
Sinsel joins Allen & Heath from its Germany, Spain, and Great Britain distributor, Audio-Technica Europe, where he held the ...
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(1/17/2019)

-ETCP Portable Power Distribution Certification Exams Translated to French

ETCP Portable Power Distribution Certification Exams Translated to French

The Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) announces the exams for the Portable Power Distribution Technician examination will be available in French as of spring 2019. ...More

(1/17/2019)

-ADJ Strengthens Its Position in the Market with the Acquisition of Eliminator Lighting

ADJ Strengthens Its Position in the Market with the Acquisition of Eliminator Lighting

Los Angeles-based ADJ Products LLC, a worldwide supplier of stage and special effects lighting, announces that it has acquired Eliminator Lighting in order to broaden even further its product range. All existing Eliminator ...More

(1/17/2019)

-Professional Wireless Teams Up with Radio Active Designs to Deliver RF Training during AES@NAMM

Professional Wireless Teams Up with Radio Active Designs to Deliver RF Training during AES@NAMM

Wireless touring professional Ike Zimbel will provide introduction and training for both Professional Wireless Systems IAS software and the Radio Active Designs (RAD) UV-1G wireless intercom system during AES@NAMM< ...More

(1/17/2019)

-Powersoft Presents ArmoníaPlus at AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium

Powersoft Presents ArmoníaPlus at AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium

Powersoft, a manufacturer of professional power amplifiers, will present a two-hour training session at this year's AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio. The course will cover Powersoft's ArmoníaPlus System Manager -- ...More

(1/17/2019)

-PixelFLEX Introduces EF Series Economical and Efficient LED Video Display

PixelFLEX Introduces EF Series Economical and Efficient LED Video Display

Created to meet the high demands of budget-friendly, indoor video installations, the award-winning LED video manufacturer PixelFLEX announces the new EF Series. With its economical and efficient design, the EF Series meets all ...More

(1/17/2019)

-MEGA-Lite Announces the Drama LED Z50 Series

MEGA-Lite Announces the Drama LED Z50 Series

MEGA-Lite introduces the Drama LED Z50 WW and Drama LED Z50 CW, two similar built diverse luminaires that can be used in multiple applications. Equipped with a 50W LED lamp, these compact units can project sharp- or soft-edged ...More

(1/17/2019)

-L-Acoustics to Showcase Immersive Technology L-ISA at the NAMM Show 2019

L-Acoustics to Showcase Immersive Technology L-ISA at the NAMM Show 2019

As NAMM demonstrates an ongoing commitment to the professional audio community, L-Acoustics returns to the trade show for the second consecutive year with an enhanced booth (17208) and demo space (room 203A). The NAMM ...More

(1/17/2019)

-Showcontroller from Laserworld -- New Laser Show and Multimedia Software Released

Showcontroller from Laserworld -- New Laser Show and Multimedia Software Released

Laserworld released "Showcontroller," a new laser show control software that was especially designed for professional use. The software is designed as a software suite with several parts to the program that cater for different ...More

(1/17/2019)

-ELS Goes Elation for Dylan Scott's Bayou Stock Charity Show

ELS Goes Elation for Dylan Scott's Bayou Stock Charity Show

Country music sensation Dylan Scott recently organized a charity concert for kids in his home town of Sterlington, Louisiana, and used an all Elation Professional lighting rig along with ADJ video panels to light the event. ...More

(1/17/2019)

-LD Mark Stanley Finds the Chroma-Q Color Force II Luminaire the Right Fit for his Designs

LD Mark Stanley Finds the Chroma-Q Color Force II Luminaire the Right Fit for his Designs

Lighting designer Mark Stanley's light plot for the New York City Ballet's premier of Something to Dance About, Jerome Robbins, Broadway at the Ballet, contained a number of the Chroma-Q Color Force II LED battens. " ...More

(1/17/2019)

-Theatre in Review: LaBute New Theater Festival (St. Louis Actors' Studio) Davenport Theatre

Theatre in Review: LaBute New Theater Festival (St. Louis Actors' Studio) Davenport Theatre

Previous editions of this annual event have combined one piece by Neil LaBute with works by new writers. This time out, it's ninety minutes of pure LaBute, a format that may not be in the playwright's best interest. A professional ...More

(1/17/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Intelligence (Next Door @ NYTW)

Theatre in Review: Intelligence (Next Door @ NYTW)

I worry about our playwrights. I really do. Most of the works I've seen in the last few weeks have tackled important issues and asked probing questions, but too often they have been yoked to plots that beggar belief. Whether it was the ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Elation Introduces RAYZOR 760 with SparkLED Technology

Elation Introduces RAYZOR 760 with SparkLED Technology

When Elation Professional showed the new RAYZOR 760 LED luminaire with patent-pending SparkLED technology at trade shows in Europe and North America last fall the response from LDs on both sides of the Atlantic was ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Martin Audio Announces Wavefront Precision Longbow- -- Scalable Resolution Goes Further

Martin Audio Announces Wavefront Precision Longbow- -- Scalable Resolution Goes Further

Martin Audio has shrugged off any notion of January blues with the announcement of its latest optimized line array, adding to the popular Wavefront Precision Series with the Longbow (WPL) edition. ...More

(1/16/2019)

-SDVoE Alliance Introduces World's First Ethernet Switch with Integrated HDMI at ISE 2019

SDVoE Alliance Introduces World's First Ethernet Switch with Integrated HDMI at ISE 2019

At ISE 2019 (in Amsterdam, February 5 - 8, stand 3-B150), the SDVoE Alliance will feature the world's first implementation of HDMI connectivity within an Ethernet switch. HDMI input and output modules that plug directly ...More

(1/16/2019)

-LD Systems' Award-Winning MAUI P900 Audio System with Iconic Design Now Available

LD Systems' Award-Winning MAUI P900 Audio System with Iconic Design Now Available

Event technology specialist the Adam Hall Group announces that the unique premium-class MAUI P900 column PA system from LD Systems is now available. The combination of state-of-the-art audio technology and unmistakable ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Lectrosonics Announces Artist Appearances at the NAMM Show 2019

Lectrosonics Announces Artist Appearances at the NAMM Show 2019

Lectrosonics announces a number of artist appearances at its 2019 NAMM Show booth #17212 this year. The stellar lineup of rock and metal vocalists and guitarists includes: Doug Aldridge (White Snake, Dead Daisies), Gregory ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Hear the Pro-Ribbon Difference at The NAMM Show

Hear the Pro-Ribbon Difference at The NAMM Show

In 2019, for the first time, the NAMM Show will present a showcase of line array and loudspeaker technologies, hosted in the real-world environment of California's Anaheim Convention Center Arena. Each day of the show, audio ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Penn Elcom Upgrades and Expands Latch Line Creating New Jobs

Penn Elcom Upgrades and Expands Latch Line Creating New Jobs

Penn Elcom, a global manufacturer of 19" racking and flight case hardware, has expanded the Latch producing line its Washington, Tyne & Wear UK base, adding three new jobs, and 10 new machines as part of a £50,000 investment to ...More

(1/16/2019)

-New Atlona OmniStream Firmware Release Broadens AV over IP Opportunities

New Atlona OmniStream Firmware Release Broadens AV over IP Opportunities

Atlona will unleash its OmniStream v1.2.2 firmware release at the upcoming ISE 2019 show, providing integrators and end users with a powerful AV over IP feature set to drive and manage high-resolution content over the ...More

(1/16/2019)

-RGBlink Launches RGBlink America

RGBlink Launches RGBlink America

RGBlink announces the creation of RGBlink America to bring a new focus to a rapidly growing market for the company. Servicing the US, Canada, and Mexico, RGBlink America will not only provide a much requested on-the-ground ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Allen & Heath Bolsters Installation Team with International Appointments

Allen & Heath Bolsters Installation Team with International Appointments

Allen & Heath has made two key international appointments as part of a wider expansion of its fast-growing installation team.
Based in Europe, Martijn Verkerk has been appointed as installation product manager. Tasked ...
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(1/16/2019)

-ARRI Rental Grows Atlanta Team

ARRI Rental Grows Atlanta Team

ARRI Rental, a global provider of camera, grip, and lighting equipment, announces two additions to the team at its Atlanta facility: Peter Fodero, who has joined as operations manager, will oversee day-to-day management of ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Clear-Com Will Share Its IP Expertise at ISE 2019

Clear-Com Will Share Its IP Expertise at ISE 2019

At ISE 2019, Clear-Com will showcase IP-based voice communications, presenting its comprehensive range of high quality, reliable, and easy to use IP solutions on booth 7-K190, February 5 - 8, in Amsterdam. ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Willie Nelson Tribute Shines with Bandit Lites and Mark Carver

Willie Nelson Tribute Shines with Bandit Lites and Mark Carver

There are legendary performances and there are legendary performers, and every so often, those two things cross for a night of epic music. Bandit Lites had the honor of providing the lighting package for Willie: Life & Songs of ...More

(1/16/2019)

-Stage|Set|Scenery Partners with Event Organizers' Association

Stage|Set|Scenery Partners with Event Organizers' Association

Be it at a traditional congress or an interactive bar camp -- event organizers are trendsetters and often confronted with the challenge of finding new ways to realize an event. In that sense event technology is very important, not simply ...More

(1/15/2019)

-The Burry Fredrik Foundation Announces the 2019 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship

The Burry Fredrik Foundation Announces the 2019 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship

The Burry Fredrik Foundation has announced Stephanie Osin Cohen as the recipient of the 2019 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship and its $25,000 award.
The Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship was established in 2017 to help ...
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(1/15/2019)

-BLUMANO Launches Netherlands Operation

BLUMANO Launches Netherlands Operation

BLUMANO, engineering consultancy for design and safety in the entertainment industry, is expanding its operation with the announcement of BLUMANO Netherlands. This prime west European base will work in close ...More

(1/15/2019)

-Altman Lighting Heads Out West for the 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim

Altman Lighting Heads Out West for the 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim

As a non-profit association dedicated to strengthening the global music industry, the National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM) was designed to serve as the preeminent resource for music professionals seeking the latest ...More

(1/15/2019)

-WSDG Partner Sergio Molho to Address The NAMM Show

WSDG Partner Sergio Molho to Address The NAMM Show

On Thursday afternoon, January 24th, from 4:00 - 5:00pm, WSDG Walters-Storyk Design Group partner, Sergio Molho will address the role high-end design plays in the notable growth of Latin America's independent recording ...More

(1/15/2019)

-PK Sound to Demonstrate Trinity 10 Robotic Line Array at NAMM 2019

PK Sound to Demonstrate Trinity 10 Robotic Line Array at NAMM 2019

PK Sound [Level 2, ACC North Booth 17515], will be demonstrating its new Trinity 10 at The NAMM Show -- the first mid-size, three-dimensionally controlled sound system of its kind. The company will offer daily ...More

(1/15/2019)

-IsoAcoustics' Introduces Stage 1 Isolators at NAMM 2019

IsoAcoustics' Introduces Stage 1 Isolators at NAMM 2019

At this year's The NAMM Show, IsoAcoustics (booth 17315) introduces the STAGE 1 Isolators, the latest in the company's acclaimed line of isolation solutions for loudspeakers, stage monitors, subwoofers, and musical ...More

(1/15/2019)

-Crest Audio Set for Inaugural Loudspeaker Showcase at 2019 NAMM Show

Crest Audio Set for Inaugural Loudspeaker Showcase at 2019 NAMM Show

Crest Audio, a Peavey Commercial Audio brand, is set to bring big sound to the 2019 NAMM Show during the inaugural Loudspeaker System Showcase. For the first time, the NAMM Show will present a showcase of ...More

(1/15/2019)

-Robe Helps Paint the Town Orange!

Robe Helps Paint the Town Orange!

Arbol Naranja (Orange Tree) is an event organizer and creative agency that more recently also became an equipment rental company called Circuito Naranja, initially to service their own shows and clients, then expanding ...More

(1/15/2019)

-Canto USA Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday

Canto USA Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday

The 14th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the New York City College of Technology: Entertainment ...More

(1/15/2019)

-BMTH Strips Back to GLP's Minimalist Industrialism

BMTH Strips Back to GLP's Minimalist Industrialism

Faced with their second full-scale arena tour, the mercurial Sheffield, UK group Bring Me the Horizon (BMTH) was seeking a different look and feel from their previous shows.
So, Sam Tozer was approached by production manager, More

(1/15/2019)

-Audiolux Stocks Up with 100 Claypaky Axcor Profile 600s

Audiolux Stocks Up with 100 Claypaky Axcor Profile 600s

Audiolux is one of the first Italian rental companies to stock up with a large number of Axcor Profile 600s. Claypaky has recently launched this LED spot profiler on the market and it has been an immediate great success ...More

(1/15/2019)

-LD Parker Genoway Lights Lauren Daigle's The Behold Christmas Tour with 4Wall

LD Parker Genoway Lights Lauren Daigle's The Behold Christmas Tour with 4Wall

Platinum selling, four-time Grammy nominee Lauren Daigle embarked on a multi-city Christmas tour that kicked off in late November. The Behold Christmas tour featured a six-piece band, four background vocalists, and jazz-influenced ...More

(1/15/2019)

-Christie Terra, Pandoras Box and Spyder X80 Selected for Second Annual Screenforce Days

Christie Terra, Pandoras Box and Spyder X80 Selected for Second Annual Screenforce Days

Spectacular stage shows, screenings, and exciting TV highlights -- everything revolves around the world of colorful images at Screenforce Days in Cologne, Germany, the largest event in the German-speaking TV and motion picture sector. A ...More

(1/15/2019)

-Theatre in Review: On Blueberry Hill (59E59)/Blue Ridge (Atlantic Theater)

Theatre in Review: On Blueberry Hill (59E59)/Blue Ridge (Atlantic Theater)

Two recently opened plays focus on criminal punishment or rehab; oddly, it is the lifers of On Blueberry Hill who find a strange sort of redemption, while, in Blue Ridge, the participants in a warm and fuzzy, ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Bryan Bradley Named President of Group One Limited

Bryan Bradley Named President of Group One Limited

Group One Limited, the Long Island, New York-based US distributor for DiGiCo, Calrec, KLANG:technologies, Avolites, and several other leading pro audio and lighting manufacturers, announces that it has appointed Bryan ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Motion Laboratories Is Growing with Addition of Mark Gold

Motion Laboratories Is Growing with Addition of Mark Gold

Motion Laboratories announces Mark Gold as new director of sales and marketing.
Gold brings nearly twenty years of production experience that began off-Broadway, first as a stage hand, then as the assistant technical ...
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(1/14/2019)

-Jennifer Tipton, Don Holder, Jen Schriever and Ben Stanton Plan Group Session at Stage Lighting Super Saturday

Jennifer Tipton, Don Holder, Jen Schriever and Ben Stanton Plan Group Session at Stage Lighting Super Saturday

The 14th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the New York City College of Technology: Entertainment ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Elation Innovation Coming to 2019 NAMM Show

Elation Innovation Coming to 2019 NAMM Show

Visitors to The NAMM Show January 24 - 27 at the Anaheim Convention Center will be able to see some of Elation Professional's latest lighting innovations at booth #11542 in Hall A. The NAMM Show is North America's ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Yamaha Professional Audio Creates Perfect Systems in New Commercial Audio Display at NAMM 2019

Yamaha Professional Audio Creates Perfect Systems in New Commercial Audio Display at NAMM 2019

Yamaha Commercial Audio products will exhibit in the ACC North Hall for the first time at NAMM 2019. The booth will feature RIVAGE PM Digital Audio Consoles, the brand's superior Dante integration and wireless microphone ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Mackie Celebrates 30 Years Running

Mackie Celebrates 30 Years Running

Mackie today announces 30 years since it made its mark on the pro audio industry and is celebrating all its incredible customers that have made this possible. Mackie's history is full of breakthrough products which have gone on to ...More

(1/14/2019)

-LMG Opens State-of-the-Art West Coast Rehearsal Space

LMG Opens State-of-the-Art West Coast Rehearsal Space

In response to growing demand and to better serve customer's needs on the west coast, LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting, and LED support based in Orlando, Florida, announces and has broken ground on a new 23,000 ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Robe Gets the Cream at Spilt Milk Festival

Robe Gets the Cream at Spilt Milk Festival

Music, food, art, friends, and Robe moving lights set the tone for the 2018 Spilt Milk Festival staged in Commonwealth Park in Canberra, the third year for this ever-growing event on the Australian festival calendar, ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Solaris Flares and Mozarts Featured on The Voice and World of Dance

Solaris Flares and Mozarts Featured on The Voice and World of Dance

Over the past year, Emmy Award winning designer Oscar Dominguez added significantly to the selection of Solaris fixtures used on his many projects, including NBC's The Voice and World of Dance. Recently, up to ...More

(1/14/2019)

-ETC Pumps Up Track Lighting Options with DataTrack Backbone

ETC Pumps Up Track Lighting Options with DataTrack Backbone

Track lighting isn't just for small fixtures and low ceilings anymore. ETC'S new DataTrack Backbone couples the ease and flexibility of track lighting with a heavy-duty aluminum frame to deliver super-strength track capable of ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Chauvet Professional ÉPIX Luminaires Add Sparkle to Berlin's NYE Celebration

Chauvet Professional ÉPIX Luminaires Add Sparkle to Berlin's NYE Celebration

The Brandenburg Gate has seen New Year's Eve come and go over 225 times, but the historic structure has never shined quite like it did this December 31. An estimated one million NYE revelers gathered along a two-kilometer route that ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Seoul Dragon City Hotel Creates Dazzling Lighting Displays with Harman Professional Solutions

Seoul Dragon City Hotel Creates Dazzling Lighting Displays with Harman Professional Solutions

Seoul Dragon City is Seoul's first "lifestyle hotel-plex" and features upscale accommodations, fine dining, and world-class entertainment. Seoul Dragon City wanted to build its luxurious facilities with a new lighting solution capable ...More

(1/14/2019)

-Bart Kresa's Sviatavoid Projection Sculpture to Debut at ISE 2019

Bart Kresa's Sviatavoid Projection Sculpture to Debut at ISE 2019

Panasonic Business and Integrated Systems Europe are joining forces to bring Bart Kresa's newest projection mapping showpiece to ISE 2019.
Sviatavoid, a faceted, five metre tall projection sculpture, is ...
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(1/14/2019)

-Danley Solves Dual Problems for Covenant Presbyterian Church: Aesthetics and Intelligibility

Danley Solves Dual Problems for Covenant Presbyterian Church: Aesthetics and Intelligibility

Covenant Presbyterian Church in Monroe, Louisiana had a welcome problem: its congregation had outgrown the 175-seat sanctuary that had served as its home for the past sixty-plus years. The church is philosophically opposed to holding ...More

(1/11/2019)

-ETC Reveals ColorSource Raceway

ETC Reveals ColorSource Raceway

LEDs and other modern fixtures draw less power and require fewer circuits -- but need more control. ETC's new ColorSource Raceway is a purpose-built, configurable distribution raceway solution that delivers the power and control ...More

(1/11/2019)

-DAS Audio Introduces the ACTION 500 Series at The NAMM Show

DAS Audio Introduces the ACTION 500 Series at The NAMM Show

DAS Audio presents the ACTION-500 series, consisting of eight active and eight passive loudspeaker models, which include a 12" monitor, full-range systems consisting of 8", 12", 15", and two by 15", and three subwoofers. The ...More

(1/11/2019)

-Putting Beauty into The Beast with a Little Help from Robe

Putting Beauty into The Beast with a Little Help from Robe

It's panto time again in the UK... with the slapstick, craziness and innuendos flying as fast as a foam pie in the face...
At Blackpool Grand this year, putting both beauty and some beast attitude into the show, lighting designer An ...
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(1/11/2019)

-Atlona Releases Industry-First Dolby Vision Capability for OmniStream AV Over IP Platform

Atlona Releases Industry-First Dolby Vision Capability for OmniStream AV Over IP Platform

Atlona announces the immediate availability of its unique Dolby Vision feature option for the award-winning OmniStream AV over IP platform. Surpassing the frame rate limitations of other AV solutions when transporting Dolby Vision ...More

(1/11/2019)

-Lindenwood University's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts Chooses L-Acoustics

Lindenwood University's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts Chooses L-Acoustics

Named for local businessman and philanthropist Jerry Scheidegger, the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts on the campus of St. Charles, Missouri's Lindenwood University is a $32 million, state-of-the-art educational and performing ...More

(1/11/2019)

-AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium Offers Line Array Loudspeaker Systems and Live Mixing Console Experiences

AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium Offers Line Array Loudspeaker Systems and Live Mixing Console Experiences

This year's AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio is set to bring the best in practical audio engineering education and insights to attendees at all experience levels. Taking place concurrently with The NAMM Show, January 24 ...More

(1/11/2019)

-Mike Grabowski Enhances Backdrop for Times Square NYE Broadcast with COLORado Solo Batten

Mike Grabowski Enhances Backdrop for Times Square NYE Broadcast with COLORado Solo Batten

Millions of viewers welcomed 2019 by watching Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest. They saw stars like Christina Aguilera, Bastille, and New Kids On The Block welcome in the New Year on the Midnight Countdown ...More

(1/11/2019)

-Claypaky's Architectural Lights Illuminate the Nativity Scene in St. Peter's Square

Claypaky's Architectural Lights Illuminate the Nativity Scene in St. Peter's Square

Just for the 2018 Christmas holidays, the Vatican City set up a unique, highly-original nativity scene in St. Peter's Square, with a distinctive fundamental feature: it is made of sand!
The nativity scene was donated by the Municipality ...
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(1/11/2019)

-Blackberry Farm Celebrates 2019 with Bandit Lites

Blackberry Farm Celebrates 2019 with Bandit Lites

Bandit Lites helped usher in 2019 at the world-famous Blackberry Farm luxury resort by providing a custom lighting package for their glamorous New Year's Eve soiree. Festivities at Bramble Hall included a live band and curated ...More

(1/11/2019)

-Allen & Heath SQ-5 Mixer Serves Multiple Ministries at St. Sabina Church

Allen & Heath SQ-5 Mixer Serves Multiple Ministries at St. Sabina Church

An Allen & Heath SQ-5 mixing system was recently installed as part of an audio upgrade at St. Sabina Church in Belton, Missouri. Located just outside of Kansas City, St. Sabina celebrates many of its liturgies bilingually, with ...More

(1/11/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Choir Boy (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Choir Boy (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)

Even with the current wave of gay-themed plays landing on Broadway in the last season or so, Choir Boy finds something new to say. Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney wastes no time, crystallizing his original, ...More

(1/11/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Chambre Noir (Under the Radar/Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Chambre Noir (Under the Radar/Public Theater)

Chambre Noir (Under the Radar/Public Theater) This strange, dreamlike, compelling piece takes the audience into the mind, on her deathbed, of Valerie Solanas, one of the strangest personalities to be coughed up by the cultural ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Lightswitch Announces the Merger of Lightswitch with Orangelite

Lightswitch Announces the Merger of Lightswitch with Orangelite

Lightswitch announces the merger of the firm with Orangelite Inc., a lighting design, programming, and visualization firm with offices in San Jose, California and Chicago, Illinois. The merged firm will further deliver the ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Prolyte Intensifies International Expansion

Prolyte Intensifies International Expansion

Following the opening of the ultra-modern production site in Romania in 2016 and the North American office in the USA in 2018, Prolyte Group can announce its next steps to grow on all frontiers. ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Stage Lighting Super Saturday Adds Sonny Sonnenfeld Scholarship to Lighting Workshop

Stage Lighting Super Saturday Adds Sonny Sonnenfeld Scholarship to Lighting Workshop

The 14th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the New York City College of Technology: Entertainment ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Get SPRAT Certified at Columbus McKinnon's Rock Lititz Training Center

Get SPRAT Certified at Columbus McKinnon's Rock Lititz Training Center

Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of motion control products, technologies, and services for material handling, is now offering professional SPRAT rope access training and certification. ...More

(1/10/2019)

-First-Time Exhibitor Wisycom USA Presents High-End In-Ear Monitoring Solutions at NAMM 2019

First-Time Exhibitor Wisycom USA Presents High-End In-Ear Monitoring Solutions at NAMM 2019

Wisycom USA, which was established in 2018 to grow the Italy-based Wisycom brand throughout the Americas, is exhibiting for the first time at the NAMM 2019 Show (booth 15222). The company will present its line of ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Avid Announces Roster of Top Audio Pros to Appear on NAMM 2019 Main Stage

Avid Announces Roster of Top Audio Pros to Appear on NAMM 2019 Main Stage

Avid, a technology provider that powers the media and entertainment industry, today announces that it will host an extraordinary line-up of audio professionals at its 2019 NAMM Show booth (#15502), January 24 - 27, 2019. ...More

(1/10/2019)

-disguise to Showcase Its New Hardware and Software Innovations at ISE 2019

disguise to Showcase Its New Hardware and Software Innovations at ISE 2019

disguise will demonstrate its latest hardware and software innovations for collaborative visualization on stand 8-E250 at this year's Integrated System Europe (ISE), which will take place February 5 - 8, 2019 at the RAI ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Green Hippo Takes Control and Goes "Beyond Content" at ISE 2019

Green Hippo Takes Control and Goes &quot;Beyond Content&quot; at ISE 2019

Green Hippo, the manufacturer of multi award-winning Hippotizer Media Servers, is set for an all-embracing ISE 2019. The company, renowned for its popular range of Hippotizer Media Servers, will operate its own stand (Hall ...More

(1/10/2019)

-nhow Amsterdam RAI Provides the Canvas for ISE Projection Mapping

nhow Amsterdam RAI Provides the Canvas for ISE Projection Mapping

Integrated Systems Events and the RAI Amsterdam are combining to produce an exciting projection mapping display onto the façade of the brand new nhow Amsterdam RAI hotel, adjacent to the exhibition and conference center. ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Mackie Unveils New Flagship Loudspeaker Series

Mackie Unveils New Flagship Loudspeaker Series

Mackie today announces their all-new flagship DRM Professional Powered Loudspeakers. Packed with up to 2,300W of power, DSP, and built-in full color displays, DRM Loudspeakers offer incredible sound quality and reliability for a ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Bose Professional Integrates Dante Technology into PowerShare Amps with New PS404D and PS604D Models

Bose Professional Integrates Dante Technology into PowerShare Amps with New PS404D and PS604D Models

Bose Professional expands its line of PowerShare adaptable power amplifiers with two new models: the Dante-integrated PS404D and PS604D, joining the recently introduced models with AmpLink connectivity, the PS404A and ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Listen Technologies Launches Listen Everywhere

Listen Technologies Launches Listen Everywhere

Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening systems for 20 years, has announced the launch of Listen Everywhere, its new and improved Wi-Fi product. Listen Everywhere is the latest in the evolution of Listen ...More

(1/10/2019)

-APS Ltd. Invests in Elation Proteus, Smarty Hybrid

APS Ltd. Invests in Elation Proteus, Smarty Hybrid

APS Ltd. (Alexander Production Services) of the UK has strengthened their in-house stock of entertainment technology through delivery of Elation Professional's all-weather Proteus Hybrid moving head and multi-functional ...More

(1/10/2019)

-Pulse Lighting Taps Ayrton GHIBLI and MISTRAL Fixtures for Jason Isbell's Ryman Residency

Pulse Lighting Taps Ayrton GHIBLI and MISTRAL Fixtures for Jason Isbell's Ryman Residency

Americana rocker Jason Isbell recently completed a sold-out, six-night residency at the Ryman Auditorium, the iconic live performance venue in Nashville. Pulse Lighting's Ayrton GHIBLI and MISTRAL fixtures helped light up ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Martin Audio Announces Case Kuehn as President of Martin Audio North America

Martin Audio Announces Case Kuehn as President of Martin Audio North America

Martin Audio announces that with immediate effect, Case Kuehn has joined the company as president of Martin Audio North America LLC.
Martin Audio's management buyout in June 2018 meant that the North American ...
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(1/9/2019)

-Meyer Sound Highlights UP-4slim System and Immersive Demo at NAMM Show

Meyer Sound Highlights UP-4slim System and Immersive Demo at NAMM Show

The Meyer Sound booth (17800) at the 2019 NAMM Show will feature a display of the new UP-4slim system while also offering the content creation community an opportunity to experience a 7.1.4 immersive demo using Amie ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Newest (and Smallest) Microphone Series by DPA Microphones Presented at NAMM 2019

Newest (and Smallest) Microphone Series by DPA Microphones Presented at NAMM 2019

Making its NAMM Show debut (North Hall, Level 2, booth 18507), DPA Microphones will be showcasing its smallest high-end pro audio microphone capsule, the d:screet CORE 6060, 6061 Subminiature Microphones, and the d:fine ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Astro Spatial Audio and Clair Brothers Partner for The NAMM Show

Astro Spatial Audio and Clair Brothers Partner for The NAMM Show

At The 2019 NAMM Show, Astro Spatial Audio and Clair Brothers will partner to bring a series of show-stopping three dimensional audio demonstrations to the Anaheim Convention Center, February 24 - 27. Taking place twice ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Funktion-One Returns to NAMM Show Following Successful Debut

Funktion-One Returns to NAMM Show Following Successful Debut

Funktion-One will return to The NAMM Show for the second consecutive year, partnering with distributor for North America, Sound Investment. After making a successful debut in 2018, Funktion-One and Sound Investment ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Aviom to Debut the BOOM Tactile Transducer System at The NAMM Show

Aviom to Debut the BOOM Tactile Transducer System at The NAMM Show

Aviom announces that it is shipping a complete line of tactile transducer products -- the BOOM System -- designed to significantly enhance any IEM or headphone monitoring experience on stage or in the studio. ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Fohhn Introduces Latest Beam Steering Systems, Amplifier Models, and More at ISE 2019

Fohhn Introduces Latest Beam Steering Systems, Amplifier Models, and More at ISE 2019

At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), Fohhn Audio AG will present its latest product solutions for installations and mobile applications (Amsterdam RAI, Hall 7, Stand 7-R190, February 5 - 8).
This year sees the premiere of ...
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(1/9/2019)

-ROE Visual to Bring Next-Level Integration and a 6K Viewing Experience to ISE

ROE Visual to Bring Next-Level Integration and a 6K Viewing Experience to ISE

Presenting its visitors with an un-matched viewing experience in 6K, ROE Visual is gearing up for ISE 2019 with a new selection of outstanding products and integration options aimed at the rental and system integration ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Artiste Picasso Heads Elation Package for 2018 Inc. 5000 Awards Gala

Artiste Picasso Heads Elation Package for 2018 Inc. 5000 Awards Gala

For the second year running, Florida-based live event production company, J. Thor Productions, was called on to light the black-tie awards ceremony at the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala. Used to paint and texture a set dominated ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Alcons Gains a New Legion of Fans at Hollywood's Post 43

Alcons Gains a New Legion of Fans at Hollywood's Post 43

Founded in 1919 by First World War veterans working in the motion picture industry, the American Legion's Post 43 became a Hollywood icon, with members including Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, Mickey Rooney, Ronald Reagan, and more. A ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar Named Board Member of LIT Design Awards

Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar Named Board Member of LIT Design Awards

Global design and BIM software solutions provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces its support of the 2018 LIT Design Awards. Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar will participate as a board member of this year's awards jury ...More

(1/9/2019)

-PixelFLEX Takes the Court at the Carolina Basketball Museum

PixelFLEX Takes the Court at the Carolina Basketball Museum

Located on the campus of the University of North Carolina, the Carolina Basketball Museum originally opened in 2008 and chronicles the history of the UNC basketball program. Highlighting Carolina's numerous NCAA and ACC Championships, ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Lighting the Stars Lands in Vietnam with Claypaky

Lighting the Stars Lands in Vietnam with Claypaky

The "Lighting the Stars" series of conferences featuring internationally renowned lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe landed in Ho Chi Minh City in November with the aim of celebrating lighting and discussing its future. ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Italian Broadcaster RTL 102.5 Hit Radio Selects Analog Way NeXtage 16-4K to Drive New LED Videowall

Italian Broadcaster RTL 102.5 Hit Radio Selects Analog Way NeXtage 16-4K to Drive New LED Videowall

RTL 102.5 Hit Radio has chosen Analog Way's NeXtage 16 - 4K seamless AV processor to drive a new LED videowall. Headquartered near Milan, RTL 102.5 is a private Italian radio broadcaster, which broadcasts content over FM, DAB, DVB ...More

(1/9/2019)

-Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2019 Offers Full Solutions for the Entertainment Industry as Hall Space Sells Out

Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2019 Offers Full Solutions for the Entertainment Industry as Hall Space Sells Out

This year's edition of Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2019 (PLSG) will broaden buyers' sourcing options by featuring 1,350 exhibitors across 13 thematic halls and in the Y-Channel demonstration area. The highly anticipated show will ...More

(1/8/2019)

-Theatre Projects Names Daniel Ordower New General Manager

Theatre Projects Names Daniel Ordower New General Manager

Theatre Projects introduces its new general manager, Daniel Ordower. As a lawyer, theatre lighting designer, COO, and CFO, it's hard to imagine anyone better suited for the position.
"We're thrilled to have Daniel on ...
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(1/8/2019)

-Broadway Green Alliance's Winter E-Waste Collection Drive Set for January 16th

Broadway Green Alliance's Winter E-Waste Collection Drive Set for January 16th

The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is sponsoring an e-waste drive for the theatre industry and fans on Wednesday, January 16th, from 11:00am - 2:00pm in Duffy Square. The event is open to all shows, theatres, industry members, and ...More

(1/8/2019)

-XIRIUM PRO v3.0 Nominated for NAMM TEC Award for Outstanding Wireless Technology Achievement

XIRIUM PRO v3.0 Nominated for NAMM TEC Award for Outstanding Wireless Technology Achievement

Neutrik's XIRIUM PRO v3.0 has been announced as a nominee for the 34th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards in the category of Outstanding Wireless Technology Achievement. Presented by The NAMM ...More

(1/8/2019)

-Lectrosonics Releases the ALP690 High Performance UHF LPDA Antenna with Built-in RF Amplifier

Lectrosonics Releases the ALP690 High Performance UHF LPDA Antenna with Built-in RF Amplifier

Lectrosonics announces the release of the ALP690, a high-performance UHF LPDA (log periodic dipole array) antenna with built-in RF amplifier, for use with wireless microphone receivers or base station transmitters in location and ...More

(1/8/2019)

-Chauvet DJ Rings in New Year with Powerful New Gear at 2019 NAMM

Chauvet DJ Rings in New Year with Powerful New Gear at 2019 NAMM

Chauvet DJ changed mobile entertainment lighting with the introduction earlier this year of the BTAir app, which utilizes Bluetooth wireless technology to allow lights to be controlled directly from phones and tablets without DMX ...More

(1/8/2019)

-Fulcrum Acoustic Awarded Patent for Passive Cardioid Speaker

Fulcrum Acoustic Awarded Patent for Passive Cardioid Speaker

Fulcrum Acoustic, LLC has been awarded a US patent on a proprietary technology developed to overcome the excessive rear low frequency radiation that is a major performance challenge of many loudspeakers. The new patent, formally ...More

(1/8/2019)

-High End Systems Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday

High End Systems Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday

The 14th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the New York City College of Technology: Entertainment ...More

(1/8/2019)

-Martin Garrix Launches "ANIMA" with Robe

Martin Garrix Launches &quot;ANIMA&quot; with Robe

Superstar Dutch DJ Martin Garrix launched his new "ANIMA" live performance concept with two high-energy, high-profile nights at Amsterdam's RAI with the five-day 2018 Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) festival and conference as the backdrop, ...More

(1/8/2019)

-PLASA Announces Changes to Its Board

PLASA Announces Changes to Its Board

PLASA announces the latest changes to its board, which sees Koy Neminathan join as the manufacturer's representative and Matt Lloyd appointed as vice-chair. These changes were voted for by PLASA manufacturer members ...More

(1/8/2019)

-Shure Launches MV88+ Video Kit, Expanding on Its Award-Winning MOTIV Line

Shure Launches MV88+ Video Kit, Expanding on Its Award-Winning MOTIV Line

Today at CES, Shure unveiled the MV88+ Video Kit, featuring a digital stereo condenser microphone that provides content creators with an all-in-one solution for capturing professional-quality recordings on-the-go. The kit also ...More

(1/8/2019)

-CCI Solutions Upgrades Calvary Chapel with Martin Audio CDD

CCI Solutions Upgrades Calvary Chapel with Martin Audio CDD

The Calvary Chapel in East Anaheim, California recently underwent a significant audio and lighting upgrade with a full complement of Martin Audio CDD speakers installed by CCI Solutions of Seattle, Nashville, and Los ...More

(1/8/2019)

-GLP X4 Bar 20s the Feature Light at Posty Fest

GLP X4 Bar 20s the Feature Light at Posty Fest

The announcement by American rapper Post Malone that he intended to stage his own festival at the 20,000-cap Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, Texas recently, featuring himself, Tyler the Creator, and Travis Scott, created a wave of interest ...More

(1/8/2019)

-Robert Juliat Dalis Band Together for Florence and the Machine

Robert Juliat Dalis Band Together for Florence and the Machine

Award-winning lighting designer, Tim Routledge, has made brilliant and original use of Robert Juliat Dalis 862 Footlight fixtures on Florence and the Machine's current High as Hope tour, by utilizing the 150W LED ...More

(1/8/2019)

-Turning the Paulskirche Blue for Human Rights Day

Turning the Paulskirche Blue for Human Rights Day

Two hundred and fifty Astera battery-powered, wirelessly-controlled LED lighting fixtures made a spectacular impact in Frankfurt, Germany, lighting the iconic Paulskirche building for the 70th anniversary of Human Rights Day on ...More

(1/7/2019)

-Symetrix Ramps Up for Growth as New Owners Join the Team

Symetrix Ramps Up for Growth as New Owners Join the Team

Symetrix, creators of high-performance digital audio processing solutions, announced today that Mark and Rachelle Graham have joined the Symetrix team as the new owners of the business. As a veteran of over 30 years ...More

(1/7/2019)

-Renowned Audio Engineer, Robert Schulein, Has Passed Away at 76

Renowned Audio Engineer, Robert Schulein, Has Passed Away at 76

Renowned audio engineer Robert Schulein, beloved son of the late Arthur and Jeanette Schulein, peacefully died in his home on New Years' Day 2019 after a valiant, seven-year battle with cancer. The Fellow and past president of the ...More

(1/7/2019)

-In Memoriam: Ralph Pine, Theatre Book Publisher

In Memoriam: Ralph Pine, Theatre Book Publisher

Noted theatre book publisher Ralph Jonathan Pine has died, Lighting&Sound America has learned. He was 79.
Pine was born in Paterson, New Jersey on April 30, 1939. He attended Rutgers and Boston Universities before ...
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(1/7/2019)

-BackStage Pass: Reflections on Life in the Theatre

BackStage Pass: Reflections on Life in the Theatre

BackStage Pass announcea the release of the latest in the ongoing series of video interviews with people who have helped create the history and shape the future of the live entertainment industry. This interview highlights Georg ...More

(1/7/2019)

-RC4 Wireless Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday

RC4 Wireless Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday

The 14th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the New York City College of Technology: Entertainment ...More

(1/7/2019)

-Visit Renkus-Heinz at Winter NAMM 2019

Visit Renkus-Heinz at Winter NAMM 2019

The warm glow of the holidays is already a distant memory, and as we discard last year's Christmas trees and begin to weasel out of our New Years resolutions, it's time for the music and pro audio industry's annual pilgrimage to Southern ...More

(1/7/2019)

-NSCA Education Foundation Announces Changes to Board of Directors for 2019

NSCA Education Foundation Announces Changes to Board of Directors for 2019

The NSCA Education Foundation announces the election of a new president to its executive committee, as well as many other leadership changes, including the addition of two new officers to its board of directors for 2019. ...More

(1/7/2019)

-Thea for Two Taigas as Princess Cruises Hippotizer-Powered Production Claims Award

Thea for Two Taigas as Princess Cruises Hippotizer-Powered Production Claims Award

Green Hippo is delighted to note that the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has honored Fantastic Journey -- the extraordinary theatrical show exclusively created for Princess Cruises -- with its Thea Awards of ...More

(1/7/2019)

-Soundbox Delivers Agile Elation Package for Billy Talent Canadian Tour

Soundbox Delivers Agile Elation Package for Billy Talent Canadian Tour

When Canadian rock band Billy Talent found itself with a tight schedule of European and Canadian dates that made it impractical and prohibitively expensive to ship their integrated set back and forth across the pond, lighting designer ...More

(1/7/2019)

-MyT Folding Steroid Roof System Dominates in Naples

MyT Folding Steroid Roof System Dominates in Naples

LITEC has just released a new video on A4i.tv dedicated to its MyT Folding Steroid Roof System, which was chosen for an extremely large and successful Tribute Concert in Naples, Italy that celebrated the life and songs of Italian ...More

(1/7/2019)

-JBL Professional Introduces One Series 104 Compact Powered Reference Monitors

JBL Professional Introduces One Series 104 Compact Powered Reference Monitors

Harman Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, including networked AV, today announced new JBL Professional One Series 104 compact powered reference monitors at the 2019 CES ...More

(1/7/2019)

-Markel Auditorium Goes 5.1 Theatre with Allen & Heath

Markel Auditorium Goes 5.1 Theatre with Allen & Heath

Markel Auditorium is a beautiful live performance venue with a 40' thrust stage, an orchestra pit that can be raised or lowered, and a modern 5.1 theatrical surround sound system using an Allen & Heath dLive S Class S5000 Surface ...More

(1/7/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Minor Character (Under the Radar/Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Minor Character (Under the Radar/Public Theater)

Uncle Vanya gets the chop in this exercise from the theatre troupe known as New Saloon. The piece offers a quick tour of Chekhov's play, using a mashup of six translations, ranging from Marion Fell's 1918 version to one ...More

(1/4/2019)

-The Wally Russell Foundation Awards the 2018/2019 Lifetime Achievement Award to Steve Terry

The Wally Russell Foundation Awards the 2018/2019 Lifetime Achievement Award to Steve Terry

The Board of Directors of the Wally Russell Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2018/2019 Lifetime Achievement Award is distinguished innovator, entrepreneur, and industry pioneer, Steve Terry. The award will ...More

(1/4/2019)

-L-Acoustics Reinforces Product Management and Application Touring Teams

L-Acoustics Reinforces Product Management and Application Touring Teams

Providing robust, location-based application support to Certified Providers and end users has always been central to L-Acoustics' ambition to serve international touring markets, the company says. Since 2010, in his role as head of ...More

(1/4/2019)

-Harman Appoints Exertis as a New Distributor of its Retail and Collaborative Product

Harman Appoints Exertis as a New Distributor of its Retail and Collaborative Product

Harman Professional Solutions, manufacturer of audio, video, lighting and control systems, including networked announces its new distributor partnership with Exertis in the UK.
The distribution agreement entitles Exertis the ...
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(1/4/2019)

-NEXT-proaudio Introduces N-RAK

NEXT-proaudio Introduces N-RAK

NEXT-proaudio has developed a unified rack solution N-RAK, designed for optimum performance flexibility and setup simplicity. The new rack was configured to interface seamlessly allowing multiple configurations for the entire NEXT ...More

(1/4/2019)

-Audio Science Sessions Bring Technical Knowledge to AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio 2019

Audio Science Sessions Bring Technical Knowledge to AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio 2019

The Audio Engineering Society brings audio engineering education and technology to the forefront in January with the announcement of Audio Science events taking place during the AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio ...More

(1/4/2019)

-Elation Lighting for Bayside Community's New West Bradenton Campus

Elation Lighting for Bayside Community's New West Bradenton Campus

Bayside Community Church in southwest Florida is not only one of the state's fastest growing ministries, with an enterprising spirit and new intelligent lighting system at its new, permanent West Bradenton location, it's also one of the ...More

(1/4/2019)

-Humans and Robe Lights Unite for Varoffer Performance

Humans and Robe Lights Unite for Varoffer Performance

As the worlds of humans and machines collide and the relationships between nature, technology, and artificial intelligence become daily more inextricably intertwined, urban dance impresario Fredrik "Benke" Rydman made this mutually ...More

(1/4/2019)

-Simon Horn Creates Unique Looks at Cream Weekender With MagicQ MQ500 Stadium

Simon Horn Creates Unique Looks at Cream Weekender With MagicQ MQ500 Stadium

Simon Horn kicked off the 2018 holiday season with a sleep-deprived weekend. As the sole designer, programmer, and operator at Cream Weekender's main Skyline Pavilion Stage, he spent most of his time between December 7 and 9 running ...More

(1/4/2019)

-64 Audio Features Recently Launched Custom In-Ear Monitors During 2019 Winter NAMM Show

64 Audio Features Recently Launched Custom In-Ear Monitors During 2019 Winter NAMM Show

64 Audio, manufacturer of custom and universal fit in-ear monitors, announces it will feature the new A6t and A4t, both of which feature 64 Audio's new patent-pending tubeless tia technology, and A3e during the 2019 Winter NAMM Show ...More

(1/4/2019)

-Sound Designer Jonathan Deans Chooses Waves for Jagged Little Pill: The Musical

Sound Designer Jonathan Deans Chooses Waves for Jagged Little Pill: The Musical

Sound designer Jonathan Deans (Waitress, The Beatles LOVE) chooses plug-ins from Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, for the hit rock musical Jagged Little Pill, which debuted ...More

(1/4/2019)

-Danley's Point-Source Precision Coverage Greatly Improves Audio at Lesher Center for the Arts

Danley's Point-Source Precision Coverage Greatly Improves Audio at Lesher Center for the Arts

The Lesher Center for the Arts forms a cultural cornerstone for the bustling downtown of Walnut Creek, California, near-neighbor to the east of Oakland and San Francisco. Since its original construction and opening as the Nuthouse in 1967 ...More

(1/4/2019)

-HSL Gets Hysterical for Def Leppard

HSL Gets Hysterical for Def Leppard

Rock legends Def Leppard continued their 2018-19 Hysteria Tour in UK and Irish arenas just before Christmas, celebrating 31 years since the release of their seminal Hysteria album, which was played in its entirety in track ...More

(1/4/2019)

-Theatre in Review: Frankenstein (Under the Radar/Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Frankenstein (Under the Radar/Public Theater)

In such theatre pieces as ADA/AVA and Lula del Ray, the troupe known as Manual Cinema has done remarkable things with its own brand of multimedia, which includes the use of overhead projectors displaying images that combine ...More

(1/3/2019)

-Crosby Acquires Straightpoint

Crosby Acquires Straightpoint

The Crosby Group LLC, a lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware company, has completed the acquisition of Straightpoint UK (SP), a manufacturer of load cells and force measurement equipment. The value of the transaction is ...More

(1/3/2019)

-Nominations Announced for Craig Noel Awards, San Diego

Nominations Announced for Craig Noel Awards, San Diego

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has announced the nomination for the Craig Noel Awards, which honor achievement in the city's professional theatre. The design nominees are:
Outstanding Scenic Design
John Lee Beatty -- Much ...
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(1/3/2019)

-Foo Fighters Studio 606 Engineer John Lousteau Brings the Rock with JBL by HARMAN 7 Series Studio Monitors

Foo Fighters Studio 606 Engineer John Lousteau Brings the Rock with JBL by HARMAN 7 Series Studio Monitors

John "Lou" Lousteau, chief engineer at Foo Fighters' Studio 606 relies on JBL Professional 7 Series master reference monitors for their tight lows, transparent highs, and impressive accuracy. ...More

(1/3/2019)

-Tirso Lighting Goes All Elation LED for Upper Manhattan's Bar 151

Tirso Lighting Goes All Elation LED for Upper Manhattan's Bar 151

Tirso Lighting has installed an all-LED Elation lighting package for another Wahi Group club opening in northern Manhattan, this time Bar 151, an upscale lounge and performance space in the neighborhood of Inwood, a quieter and more ...More

(1/3/2019)

-Vectorworks, Inc. Sponsors the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for the Third Time

Vectorworks, Inc. Sponsors the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for the Third Time

For the third year in a row, global design and BIM software solutions provider Vectorworks, Inc. is sponsoring awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). KCACTF is a national program designed to ...More

(1/3/2019)

-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Gets High-Flying Looks With Chauvet Professional

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Gets High-Flying Looks With Chauvet Professional

Based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name, the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was an instant cinema hit worldwide. As much as Roald Dahl's ingenious screenplay and Dick Van Dyke's brilliant on ...More

(1/3/2019)

-Airstar Provides After Dark Centerpiece for Festive Winter Experience

Airstar Provides After Dark Centerpiece for Festive Winter Experience

The award-winning, opulent grounds of 18th-century villa, Chiswick House, served as the canvas for an illuminating display where classical architecture met modern technology, care of renowned lighting designer, Nick Gray from ...More

(1/3/2019)

-CueStack Pushes Boundaries With ChamSys

CueStack Pushes Boundaries With ChamSys

Lighting designers feel the music of their clients when they work a show, expressing the passion that drives every song by working their consoles and reflecting each guitar riff, melody, and drumbeat in light. During the course of his 16 ...More

(1/3/2019)

-Sound Engineer Brandon Blackwell Simplifies Touring Setup Thanks to Ferrofish A32 Converter

Sound Engineer Brandon Blackwell Simplifies Touring Setup Thanks to Ferrofish A32 Converter

Since 2012, Brandon Blackwell, owner of Blackwell Productions, LLC, has been putting his audio production expertise to work in a number of ways, from serving as FOH and monitor engineer for big-name acts like pop star Camila Cabello ...More

(1/3/2019)

-The Marketeers to Represent Renkus-Heinz in Florida and Puerto Rico

The Marketeers to Represent Renkus-Heinz in Florida and Puerto Rico

Renkus-Heinz, manufacturer of premium professional loudspeakers, announces that Indianapolis-based firm The Marketeers will represent Renkus-Heinz products in Florida and Puerto Rico.
"With its more than decade-long history of ...
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(1/3/2019)

-JHS Announce CAD Audio UK and Republic of Ireland Distribution Deal

JHS Announce CAD Audio UK and Republic of Ireland Distribution Deal

JHS announces CAD Audio as the latest addition to their range of Pro Audio brands. As of January 2019, JHS will exclusively distribute CAD Audio microphones and pro-audio accessories throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland ( ...More

(1/2/2019)

-NEXT-proaudio Introduces the New LA122.v2

NEXT-proaudio Introduces the New LA122.v2

NEXT-proaudio's new LA122.v2 joins the LA family and is the redesigned version of the LA122, integrating exactly the same internal components into a smaller and lighter box, the company says.
It incorporates advanced neodymium speakers, ...
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(1/2/2019)

-Ralph Koltai, Set Designer, Dies at 94

Ralph Koltai, Set Designer, Dies at 94

The celebrated set designer Ralph Koltai died on December 15, in Châtellerault, France, following a short illness. He was 94.
Born in Berlin in 1924, he was to the United Kingdom in 1939 by his father, a physician. From 1945 - 47 ...
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-Entedi Ltd. New Elation Distributor in UK

Entedi Ltd. New Elation Distributor in UK

Elation Professional announces that technology equipment solutions provider Entedi Ltd. will begin to distribute Elation Professional products in the UK effective February 1, 2019. Entedi was formed in 2016 by a team of experienced ...More

(1/2/2019)

-Zach Scott Powers Hi-Rez Competition At Atlanta DreamHack With MagicQ MQ500 Stadium

Zach Scott Powers Hi-Rez Competition At Atlanta DreamHack With MagicQ MQ500 Stadium

Early in his career, Zach Scott found part-time work supplying small-scale audio and lighting packages to a local video gaming venue in Chicago. One of its managers, Brad Weir, later branched out to organize gaming ...More

(1/2/2019)

-L-Acoustics K1 and K2 Rise Up on the Revolution 3 Tour

L-Acoustics K1 and K2 Rise Up on the Revolution 3 Tour

In what was arguably the highlight of this year's run of '80s/'90s tours, alternative rockers Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, and The Cult joined forces and stormed North America for their six-week, 20-date Revolution 3 Tour. Escondido, ...More

(1/2/2019)

-RME Invites NAMM Attendees to "Learn from the Masters" Through Dialog with Audio Professionals

RME Invites NAMM Attendees to &quot;Learn from the Masters&quot; Through Dialog with Audio Professionals

Premium German interface manufacturer RME is pulling out all the stops at this year's NAMM Show, hosting appearances at its booth 14702 every hour by a range of top audio professionals and musicians who are shaping the future of ...More

(1/2/2019)

-Claypaky's Multifunctional Mythos 2 Delivers for Nothing But Thieves

Claypaky's Multifunctional Mythos 2 Delivers for Nothing But Thieves

Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures have accompanied British alternative rock band Nothing But Thieves (NBT) on their extensive tour around Europe and the United States. The band's long-term lighting designer Steve Bewley specified ...More

(1/2/2019)

-John Farr Lighting Design Takes Flight At National Air And Space Museum With Chauvet Professional

John Farr Lighting Design Takes Flight At National Air And Space Museum With Chauvet Professional

Even the most jaded visitors can't help but feel a child-like sense of awe and amazement when walking through the Boeing Milestone of Flight Hall at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Look one way, and they'll see ...More

(1/2/2019)

-Environmental Lights Introduces New ProFlex LED Neon

Environmental Lights Introduces New ProFlex LED Neon

Environmental Lights announces the launch of its new line of silicone neon, ProFlex LED Neon.
ProFlex LED Neon utilizes a flexible silicone housing to provide a greater level of UV protection and weather resistance than standard ...
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(1/2/2019)

-Clair Brothers Helps Sheldon College Solve Deep Reverb Issue in Multi-purpose Hall/Gymnasium

Clair Brothers Helps Sheldon College Solve Deep Reverb Issue in Multi-purpose Hall/Gymnasium

Sheldon College is an Independent, Co-educational, Non-denominational College located in Brisbane's Bayside, in Australia. Committed to its philosophy of Love, Laughter, and Learning, Sheldon College educates children from ages fifteen ...More

(1/2/2019)

-Infinite Energy Arena Draws Half the Power for Twice the Performance with Danley Loudspeakers

Infinite Energy Arena Draws Half the Power for Twice the Performance with Danley Loudspeakers

For the past fifteen years, the Infinite Energy Arena has served the greater Atlanta, Georgia area as a state-of-the-art venue for concerts, graduations, and sporting events of all types, from basketball to ice hockey to professional ...More

(1/2/2019)

-Big Head Todd & The Monsters' Front-of-House Engineer Andy Torri Discusses Bose ShowMatch System

Big Head Todd & The Monsters' Front-of-House Engineer Andy Torri Discusses Bose ShowMatch System

Andy Torri has mixed front-of-house for Big Head Todd & The Monsters nearly since the celebrated group debuted in the mid-80s. Torri came on board with Denver natives The Monsters in 1989. "I was just out of school for music and ...More

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